A atuação do enfermeiro no planejamento reprodutivo na Atenção Primária à Saúde

Abstract

In this study we aim to investigate the role of nurses in reproductive planning, with an emphasis on nursing consultations and highlighting their responsibilities, challenges, and contributions to the public health. In this context, we seek to describe the activities carried out by nurses in Primary Health Care related to reproductive planning and to identify the main difficulties faced in carrying them out.This study is configured as a bibliographic review. The research was conducted through searches in recognized databases, such as LILACS, SciELO, and the Virtual Health Library. We observed that nurses play a fundamental role in nursing consultations, the provision of contraceptives, and the connection between healthecare services and the communities they serve. The data revealed that, despite the wide availability of methods in the Unified Health System (SUS), the discontinuity of the contraceptive management, the predominance of sterilization, and the adverse effects of oral contraceptives interfere with adherence. This study concludes that although the role of nurses in reproductive planning consultations is proven essential, provided for by law, and properly regulated, it is still limited by material obstacles, work overload, task accumulation, and the need for ongoing professional training.